When the guest finishes his dinner, and you want to know his suggestion, what would you
【B1】
A.dinning
B.dine
C.diner
D.dinner
The test ______, we began our holiday.
A. was finished
B. finishing
C. was finishing
D. finished
Customs are also different from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? What about table manner? Should you use both hands when you are eating?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a woman or offer their seat to a woman, and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is, if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock, the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable---especially if they are your guests. There is an old story about a man who gave a dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. The other guests were amused or shocked, but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
If one has accepted a dinner invitation, what should he do if he is to be late for the dinner?
A.He should find an excuse.
B.He should ask for excuse.
C.He should say "Sorry"
D.He should telephone to explain his being late.
Vicky, one of my doctoral students, had her dissertation(论文) ______ as soon as she finished ______ it.
A.to be typed, to write
B.typed, to write
C.being typed, writing
D.typed, writing.
A. What happened?
B. Nice to meet you.
C. please take it easy.
D. No trouble at all.
E. Coffee, please.
F. I forgive you.
G. But he panned to.
H. Can I have the bill?
56. Tom: Hello, first let me introduce myself. I'm Tom Hall, I am in charge of MAP Advertising.
Tony: ______, I' m Tony Blair.
57. Student A: I am very grateful to you for taking so much trouble to explain the best way of getting there.
Student B: ______.
58. Child: Mom, I'm very sorry, really. I didn't mean to hurt you.
Mom: It's OK. ______. Do behave yourself next time!
59. Guest: Waiter! ______, please?
Waiter: Yes, sir. Here is the bill. The total is 200 yuan.
60. Doctor: ______? You don't look well.
Patient: I broke my left leg when climbing the mountain yesterday.
1. From the first letter we learn that Mary() .
A) is asking for advice on giving a dinner party
B) knows the secret of giving a pleasant party
C) is going to attend a dinner party
2. Ann s first piece of advice is that Mary should()
A) get the food ready before the guests arrive
B) keep the guests away from the kitchen
C) accept the guests’ offer to help
3. Ann suggests that Mary offer drinks().
A) while the guests are having small talks
B) when all the guests have arrived
C) after the guests finish small talks
4. When having dinner, the guests are expected to ().
A) eat their food slowly
B) help the host serve food
C) help themselves to more food
5. The most important rule for Mary to follow in treating her guests is to ()
A) be as polite as she can
B) let them feel at home
C) prepare delicious food
Passage Four(36~40) One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to the £30,000 reward money。
Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building。
She said: “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there. ”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触). ” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm。
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes。
“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ’Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat. ”
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key。
“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐). ”
第36题:The underlined phrase “be in line for” (paragraph 1) means 。
A. get B. be paid C. ask for D. own
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Franklin's life is full of charming (有趣的) stories which all young men should know--how he peddled(叫卖) ballads in Boston, and stood, the guest of kings, in Europe; how he worked his pas sage as a stowaway to Philadelphia, and rode in the queen's own litter in France; how he walked the streets of Philadelphia, homeless and unknown, with three penny rolls for his breakfast, and dined at the tables of princess, and received his friends in a palace; how he raised a kite from a cow shed, and was showered with all the high degrees the colleges of the world could give, how he was duped by a false friend as a boy, and became the friend of all humanity as a man; how he was made Major Gen eral Franklin, only to resign because; as he said, he was no soldier, and yet helped to organize the army that stood before the trained troops of England and Germany.
This poor Boston boy, with scarcely a day's schooling, became master of six languages and never stopped studying; this neglected apprentice tamed the lightening, made his name famous, received degrees and diplomas from colleges in both hemispheres, and became forever remembered as "Doctor Franklin" ,philosopher ,patriot ,scientist ,philanthropist(慈善家) and statesman.
Self-made, self-taught, self-reared ,the candle maker's son gave light to all the world; the street ballad seller set all men singing of liberty; the runaway apprentice became the most sought-after man of two continents, and brought his native land to praise and honour him.
He built America--for what our Republic today is largely due to the prudence, the forethought, the statesmanship, the enterprise, the wisdom, and the ability of Benjamin Franklin. He belongs to the world, but especially does he belong to America. As the nations honoured him while living, so the Re public glorifies him when dead, and has enshrined him in the choicest of its niches--the one he regarded as the loftiest--the hearts of the common people, from whom he had sprung and in their hearts Franklin will live forever.
Which of the following is not mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.Franklin lived a poor life in Boston when he was young.
B.When Franklin first got to philadelphia, he was homeless and unknown, and he had to buy cheap bread for breakfast.
C.Franklin was cheated by a false friend as a boy.
D.Franklin was a candle maker's son and mastered six languages.